Edward Kadunc serves as the executive director of the Pan American Health and Education Foundation, a partner of the Global Network's March 2008 Frontiers of Innovation conference. He is a highly experienced international manager with a 40-year successful career in Latin America and Eastern Europe as a senior U.S. government official. He is skilled in policy formulation and strategic planning and has successfully negotiated with private and public decision makers at the highest levels to achieve priority corporate and political goals.

In the health area, Kadunc has advised governments and the private sector on prevention and education issues regarding tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS and planning and management of public health and primary health care programs. While serving as the AID mission director in Mexico, he oversaw health initiatives along the US-Mexico border; the partners included medical centers, state and municipal health authorities, and universities. He has also worked with the private sector on corporate social responsibility programs, particularly in the areas of health and education. Additionally, he has led a major program of university partnerships between some 90 U.S. and Mexican universities. He has also been involved in government reform and modernization activities and post-war reconstruction programs.

Designed by Harvard Kennedy School faculty for senior managers, elected officials, and non-profit leaders, this bi-annual conference, held March 31-April 2, 2008, hosted participants from more than 50 countries to highlight how governments can be more effective at solving problems and improving the lives of their citizens through innovation. The conference included cross cutting themes such as anti-corruption reforms, successes in engaging citizens in democracy, and 21st century models of governance. In addition, participants learned how successful innovations in global health, disaster management, and social justice are used to solve pressing public policy issues. Vicente Fox, former president of Mexico, and Fazle Abed, BRAC’s founder and chairperson, delivered keynote addresses.

• Innovations in Governance: Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector (mp4) (rm)
• Innovations in Participation: Citizen Engagement in a Deliberative Democracy (mp4) (rm)
• Innovations in Global Health: New Approaches to Neglected Diseases (mp4) (rm)
• Roundtable: Government Innovation and Social Justice (mp4) (rm)
• Innovations in Emergency Management: Making Governments Flexible and Responsive (mp4) (rm)
• The Future of Innovation: 21st Century Models of Governance (mp4) (rm)